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PETALING JAYA: Public officials have an obligation to report corruption and could face disciplinary action for not doing so, says Tan Sri Mohd Khairul Adib Abd Rahman (Photo).
“All public officials are subject to the Public Officials (Conduct and Discipline) Regulations 1993 and any breach of any regulation, including failure to report wrongdoing by officials, could result in disciplinary action for failure to do so,” he said. the director general of the Department of Public Service (PSD) said on Saturday (December 12).
Khairul’s warning comes in the wake of the case involving government officials, including a deputy director general of the department, who were among five people arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on Friday (December 11).
He added that PSD encourages public officials to come forward to report any incidents of irregularities and abuse of power in their respective workplaces.
He said this would help curb leakages in their respective organizations, particularly if it involved abuse of power at various levels, regardless of rank.
Khairul added that public officials can provide such information through various channels such as the MACC or the respective Integrity Units established in their ministry, department or agency.
In addition to the confidentiality of the information provided to the authorities, he said that public officials who come forward are also protected by the 2010 Whistleblower Protection Act and the 2009 Witness Protection Act.
On Friday (December 11), the deputy head of the MACC commission, Datuk Seri Ahmad Khusairi Yahaya, confirmed the arrests of the five people, but declined to elaborate on the investigations after their pre-trial detention.
Agents were reported to have allegedly abused their power in connection with special approvals and exemptions for the shipment of heavy crude into Malaysian waters.
Also in the news recently was the national bombing by MACC and the Immigration Department codenamed “Ops Selat” to paralyze an “immigration services” union believed to have been operating since 2017.
So far, 65 people have been arrested, including 39 immigration officers, 17 agents and nine civilians.
The union, whose activities were in high demand since the MCO was imposed in March, is believed to have provided “air passport” services, including “counter facilities” at KLIA and KLIA2 for listed migrants and foreigners. black to enter and leave the country. .
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